If so, it might be the only one. Unless coach Tom Herman and offensive coordinator Tim Beck really do plan to pull the rug out from under the Sooners and start sophomore Shane Buechele this Saturday, a move that would come as a shock to most anyone outside UT's locker room.

Beck on Wednesday aped Herman's earlier comments, praising Sam Ehlinger while concurrently refusing to name a starting quarterback for the 112th edition of the Red River rivalry.

"I thought Sam played well (against Kansas State)," Beck said. "Better than well. I thought he played very well. He made a lot of plays. He played with a lot of passion, a lot of juice. He brings that to the offense. I really like that. And he's done that. He still has to fix a few things."

When pressed further, Beck was quick to throw some kindling on the fire, weak as it has become.

"I'm not down on Shane's play," Beck said. "I don't think that Shane has played bad. I think right now Sam's the hot name. I know all the media and fans and everybody feels that he's the guy. Our job is to win football games with the best guy out there."

In two starts, Buechele has completed 53 of 78 passes for 546 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. As a true freshman he completed 60.4 percent of his passes for 2,958 yards, 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The numbers aren't bad.

But he's been continually beset by injuries seemingly since arriving in Austin. This season alone he suffered a bruised throwing shoulder and sprained ankle, the latter of which required a walking boot followed by a brace.

Conversely, Ehlinger has been dealing out punishment. He leveled a few Kansas State defenders en route to a 107-yard rushing performance, playing with the kind of bravado coaches and teammates lionize.

"Love that," Beck said. "Toughest guy on the team has got to be your quarterback. That's the nature of your football team. Whether he likes it or any quarterback around the country likes it or not, they're the leader because it says 'QB' next to their name.

"When he can play like that and be a physical player and presence and play with a lot of juice and play really fast usually the offense is doing the same."

For now, UT's depth chart still reads Buechele "OR" Ehlinger. Herman will address the media once more before Saturday's game — just don't expect much in the way of a quarterback update.

"It doesn't do me any good to tell you even if I did know because I like having the defense have to prepare for two," Herman said. "So I doubt if you're going to hear anything from me throughout the course of the week, but you guys can keep asking."